The Brunswick Blue Devils will take on the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Brunswick 3.7, Padua Franciscan 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Brunswick's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Avon Lake 1-0. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Shoremen: they've now won three in a row.
Jackson Briggs
| 05/23/25 @ Avon Lake | 0 |
| 05/16/25 vs Avon | 1 |
| 05/09/25 @ Hudson | 1 |
| 04/29/25 @ Cleveland Heights | 1 |
Not much got past Jackson Briggs, who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep Avon Lake off the board. Briggs has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Elijah Poindexter, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Padua Franciscan). They were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over Olmsted Falls last Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bruins.
Padua Franciscan pushed their record up to 17-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Brunswick, their win bumped their record up to 16-8.
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